Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-02
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
THBNgN WHO WILL LEAD ITS LBGISLA-
TI0S
How The Various Committees IWill bs Made Up
SpscRlahOn as to Speaker 0arlSlas AppOintsss
Randall Will Get His Old Plaes-Phil.
Snydsrs Chances
SpeeiGl TsiegruR 70 ne RegiST.

the organization Of the House OF hepresen-
tatiyes, except, possibly the fight for the
position of Doorkeeper, the most interest
is takerby members as to the places which
they will probably receive on the commit
tees. Here are some guesses which have
been gathered after conversations held with
members who are supposed to be in posi-
ton to know what will be the assignments
made so far as the more important COM
mittees are concerned.
1t is assumed that Henry G. Turner, Of
Georgia, will again go to the head OF the
Committee on Elections, the position be
has held during the last two congresses
Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, it is believed,
will be placed at the head of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, with Mcmillan,
of Tennessee, as second. 1t is also believed
that Bill Scott, of Pennsylvania, will be
assigned to a position on the committee.
Ohio will not be represented on this COM
mittee during the Fiftie:h Congress.
OF course Samuel J. Randall will be
again placed at tine head of the Committee
ou Appropriations. FOrney, of Alabama,
will be second, and probably Outhwaite
or Campbell will succeed Ben LIE Feyere
as a member of that committee, while Ben
Butterworth will, of course, be retained as
q minority member. 1t is said that D. D.
Culbertson, of Texas, will go at the head
Of the Committee on Judiciary. Pat Col
Inns, OF Massachusetts, will hold the next
place, unless he receives a Craftsmanship,
in which event Judge Seney, of Ohio, will
then be second in rank on the law COM
mittee.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency will very likely be presided over By
Beriah wilkins, ofOhio. Coinage, Weights
and Measures will have for it's chairman
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri Clardy, of Mis-
souri, or Crisp. OF Georgia, will be at the
head OF the Commerce Committee, with
the
CHANCES IL FAVOR OF CLARDY.
II the latter is placed at the head of Com
merce, Crisp will, in all probability, be
made chairman OF the Committee on Pa
ci6c Railroads, place that, it is said, Mr..
Cultivate, OF Ohio, aspires to I'LL. Blanch-
ard, of Louisiana, will probably succeed
Willis, Of Kentucky, as chairman of the
Committee on Rivers and HarbOrs, aud
Hatch, OF Missouri, will be continued
chairman of the Committee on Ag-
riculture. Perry Belmont, OF New York,
will again 90 TO the head of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. Il is stated, however,
that Sam Cox, of New York, still feels sore
over the promotion of young Belmont. 1t
is also gossip that Mr.. Cox will be offered
u place on the Ways and Means Committee,
but that he will probably decline it, as the
work during this Congress will be too hard.
Mr. Cox will probably create a committee
of his own and be placed at its head rs
chairman II will he his old Committee
on the Census. This will give him clerk
to do his work
The dashing General Joe Wheeler of
Alabama, will he the Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, with Her
bert of the same State at the head of the
Naval Affairs Committee. Blount, OF Geor-
gia, il is isassumed, will 90 at the head OF the
Committee on PostOttiees and Post Roads,
his old place Blount was a short time
ago mentioned
AS A POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR
OF Post Master General Villas, when the
latter-i5 transferred 10 the Interior Depart
ment. twas claimed that Blount knows
more about postal affairs than any other
member of Congress. He mas been IN Con-
gress half dozen or more terms aud has
always been connected with the PostOtfice
Committee. Foran, of Ohio, stands first,
now, on the Committee OF Public Lands.
but it is understood that Col. NatsoD, OF
Indiana, is ambitions to serve at
the head of tine Public Lands Com
mittee. The position was filed by
Cobb, of Indianna, during the last Con-
gress. MatSon is tired OF the Invalid Pen
siOns Committee, and wants tn get at the
head Of another good committee. 1t is
probable that be will have to content HIM
self with his old committee, although he is
said to be very 'StcUt' with Speaker Car
Isle.
Psele, of Arkansas, will manage the
Committee on Indian Affairs, and SprIuger
of Illinois, will succeed Bill Hill, of Ohio,
on the Committee on Territories. David
son. of Florida, il is believed, will be
placed at the head of the Railway and
Canal Committee George Wise, of Nir-
ginia, will be made chairman Of the Com
mittee on Manufactures, which never
meets except 10 OTgSnize and elect clerk
Who is selected by the chairman. O'Fer-
rell, of Virginia, will I've chairman of the
Committee on Mines and INNINGS. This
is another committee tha. usually has but
one meeting q session.
Dibble, Of South Carolina, who has been
Chairman Of the Committee or Public
Buildings and Grounds. wants to get on
the Ways ard Means Committee. PhIl
SNYDER, Of West Virginia, is next on this
committee, in
THs LINE OF PROMOTION,
and if Dibble goes on Ways and Means the
Eanswha statesman will probably be
placed at the head of the Public Buildings
Committee. There is, however, q strong
desire to have Beriah wilkins put at the
head of this Committee, as he has always
been the hardest working member Of it,
but it is understood that he prefers TO be
placed at the head of the Banking and
Currency Committee, and, as this is his
third term. it is believed that Speaker
Carlisle will defer to Mr.. wilkins prefer
ences rs between these two positions. It
is understood that Wilkins wants
to get of the Public Buildings
Committee altogether. He was third on
that committee last Congress. Gambler.
of Georgia, will manage the Educational
Committee. and Joseph D. Taylor, Of
Ohio. will be one Of the minority members.
John O'Neil, of Missouri, will hold down
the Committee on Labor, although il is
admitted on Sll sides that Martin A.